等等

děngděng

phrase #243

Meanings

1 wait a moment
2 and so on; et cetera

Characters

Examples

HSK 1

等等我！

Děngděng wǒ!

Wait for me!

HSK 2

等等，让我想一下。

Děngděng, ràng wǒ xiǎng yíxià.

Wait a moment, let me think.

HSK 5

我喜欢苹果、香蕉、橘子等等。

Wǒ xǐhuan píngguǒ, xiāngjiāo, júzi děngděng.

I like apples, bananas, oranges, etc.

Tips

usage

等等 has two distinct uses: (1) as a verb meaning 'wait a moment' (verb reduplication), and (2) at the end of a list meaning 'and so on; etc.'

Stroke Order

等 děng